St. Louis Parish - Established 1864

In the midst of the Civil War, on July 14, 1864, St. Louis Parish was established by German and French settlers in the rural village of Lewisburg, OH. One year later on July 15, 1865, Lewisburg was renamed Custar because there was another town in Ohio named Lewisburg. The Village of Custar is named after General Custer because he was from the area, however, the railroad misspelled the name and the signs were already made so the spelling remains incorrect.

When the parish was established, a small, frame church was built as a place to gather and celebrate the Eucharist and the Sacraments. It later burned and the cornerstone of the current brick, gothic style church was laid on July 14, 1889. Although the church building has undergone renovations throughout the decades, it remains a landmark in the surrounding area.